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SUN-TIMES COLUMN – City and Community Seek New Life For Historic Former Industrial Park (Chicago 7 2020)
"Make a list of the city’s most historically important places and the buildings of the old Central Manufacturing District in the McKinley Park neighborhood...
THREATENED: Werner Brothers Storage Building: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
The Werner Brothers Storage Warehouse at 7613 N. Paulina Street reflects a time when storage companies took great pride in their buildings, hiring renowned...
WIN: Permits Issued for Adaptive Reuse of St. James Methodist Church at 4601-4611 S. Ellis
"Renovation permits have been issued for the adaptive reuse of the former St James United Methodist Church at 4601 S. Ellis. Located at the...
POTENTIAL WIN: Three Adaptive Reuse Development Proposals Presented for 1769 W. Pershing in the Central Manufacturing District (Chicago 7 2020)
"Further details and renderings have been revealed for the finalist of the Central Manufacturing District RFP. Located at 1769 W Pershing Road in McKinley...
THREATENED: Dispute Over Historic Tours at Edgar Miller Designed Glasner Studio Results in Legal Actions
"Chicago boasts some of the finest art and architecture in the world, resulting in throngs of tourists visiting historic homes and buildings every year....
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Continental Can Company Building: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
In 2022, plans were announced to demolish of one of the most prominent buildings in the Central Manufacturing District’s-Original East District (CMD East), the...
THREATENED: Oldest-Running Movie House in Chicago Likely To Close
"The New 400 Theaters navigated the pandemic and reopened in 2021 to continue its streak as the oldest-running movie house in the city. But...
WIN: Edgar Miller ‘Animal Court’ Sculptures To Be Restored and Reinstalled at National Public Housing Museum
"The prevailing image of Chicago public housing is that of blocks of big, grim brick-and-concrete towers. It didn’t start out that way, though."The first...
THREATENED: Southwest Side Industrial Buildings – Damen Silos: A 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered
The Damen Grain Silos situated along the South Branch of the Chicago River have been an iconic part of Chicago industrial and agricultural history...
WIN: Local Group Launches Effort to Restore Chicago Harbor Lighthouse for Museum
"Architects and maritime history lovers are raising money to restore the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, which was built in 1893 for the World’s Columbian Exposition...